Nursing Health Assessment Video Series

Use of the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Nursing Health Assessment Video Series is limited to VCU students, faculty and staff for educational purposes.

Volume 1: Introduction to Health Assessment in Nursing

• Topic 1: Basics of Nursing Health Assessment
• Topic 2: Techniques of Interviewing
• Topic 3: Health History Taking
• Topic 4: Physical Examination
• Topic 5: Validating, Documenting, and Analyzing Data

Volume 2: Foundational Assessments for All Patients

• Topic 1: General Survey and Mental Status
• Topic 2: Vital Signs and Pain (the 5th Vital Sign)
• Topic 3: Domestic Violence
• Topic 4: Nutrition

Volume 3: Regional Examinations: Skin and HEENT

• Topic 1: Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Topic 2: Head and Neck
• Topic 3: Eyes
• Topic 4: Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Throat

Volume 4: Regional Examinations: Respiratory, Cardiac, and GI

• Topic 1: Thorax and Lungs
• Topic 2: Neck Vessels and Heart
• Topic 3: Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
• Topic 4: Abdomen

Volume 5: Regional Examinations: Reproductive

• Topic 1: Breasts and Regional Lymphatics and Female Genitalia
• Topic 2: Male Genitalia, Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
• Topic 3: Advanced Assessment of the Female Genitalia (from Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Assessment
• Topic 4: Advanced Assessment of the Anus, Rectum, and Prostate (from Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Assessment)

Volume 6: Regional Examinations: Musculoskeletal and Neurological

• Topic 1: Musculoskeletal System
• Topic 2: Neurological System